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Fall Sensory Bin For Preschoolers

You love fall and, of course, so does your little one. Why not make them something they can play with today and help them explore their senses during the most wonderful time of year!

Keep scrolling to see how you can make this Fall Sensory Bin come together within a matter of minutes!

Stimulate the Senses - Fall Sensory Bin For Preschoolers

Stimulate the Senses – Fall Sensory Bin Idea

As I start this Fall Sensory Bin post, I have a confession to make. I “may” be going overboard with these sensory bin ideas on Glued To My Crafts.

On that note, you will be seeing a TON more on our website soon. But honestly my son absolutely LOVES them and I really enjoy making them for him. Hence – why I keep sharing them with you all. Hopefully that’s ok 🙂

If you don’t know what a sensory bin is – it’s basically a small plastic bin full of different materials that stimulate the various senses {touch, smell, hear, see and sometimes taste} and allow the child to explore in a small contained area.

Sometimes these bins have a theme to them but they honestly don’t necessarily have to have one. I personally love the ideas of doing themed bin though so I can center them around books we have & on certain holidays we are celebrating. For me personally – I like to tie things in so it’s like a full day of learning. Just something for you to think about as well!

Besides keeping my son occupied for a good 30 minutes – sensory bins are great for developing his fine motor skills, thinking skills, vocab and also giving him a creative outlet, with problem solving as well. Best part is that a lot of times you can find the materials/supplies for the bins for cheap and you can reuse them in several different themes.

Last week I shared a Pirate Treasure Hunt one and today I’m tackling my favorite season – fall.

This Fall Sensory Bin is pretty easy to pull together and a lot of the items I found at my local Dollar Tree. For the price I can’t complain AND I already know I can use some of the supplies for future bins as well. {like Thanksgiving}

RELATED —> Hanging Clothes Activity

Fall Sensory Bin Craft Supplies Needed
Fall Sensory Bin Harvest Cookie Cutters

PLEASE SUPERVISE CHILDREN DURING PLAY TIME AND KEEP IN MIND THESE ITEMS CAN BE CHOKING HAZARDS. PLEASE MAKE GOOD CHOICES WHEN BUILDING YOUR SENSORY BIN.

Fall Sensory Bin Supplies:

  • Large Plastic Bin
  • Popcorn Kernels {plain – not flavored packs}
  • Various Small Plastic Pumpkins/Gourds
  • Plastic Leaves
  • Small Scarecrow
  • Plastic Acorns
  • Cookie Cutter Shapes that spell out “Harvest”
  • Plastic Scoops/Tongs
Stimulate the Senses - Fall Sensory Bin For Preschoolers

The Directions:

  • The directions are simple – throw all your materials in the bin. All of them straight into the bin.
  • Mix it up with your hands and hand it over! That’s it! Kids can use their hands or spoons to explore the container, over and over again.
  • Then grab some autumn themed children’s books to tie the theme together!
  • When they are done playing, you can pull out the larger items and scoop the corn kernels into a ziplock baggie. Easy peasy stuff!

RELATED —> Ocean Sensory Play

Stimulate the Senses - Fall Sensory Bin For Preschoolers

Are you by chance looking for a few more fun ideas for your toddler today?! Check out these other fun sensory bin ideas on our website right now:

  • ABC Sensory Search
  • Dinosaur Sensory Bin Idea
  • Bird Nest Sensory Bin
  • Valentine Sensory Bin Idea
  • Pretend Carrot Garden Bin
  • Apple Pie Sensory Bin For Fall

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